Moving My Cheese

I just finished the audio version of Simply Christian: Why Christianity Makes Sense, by N.T. Wright. Driving back and forth between Melissa and Plano in rush hour traffic, this went pretty quickly - but there is, of course, the disclaimer that I can't say I gave it my undivided attention.

That said, this to me was probably the best summary of Christianity I think I've ever read. It's not academic, though Wright is an academic (and a British one at that), but at the same time, it's not shallow and doesn't offer easy answers. Wright also avoids getting into about anything controversial - which is refreshing.

Here's a sample from the part about the Bible:

It’s a big book, full of big stories with big characters. They have big ideas (not least about themselves) and make big mistakes. It’s about God and greed and grace; about life, lust, laughter, and loneliness. It’s about birth, beginnings, and betrayal; about siblings, squabbles, and sex; about power and prayer and prison and passion.

And that’s only Genesis.

I'd recommend it to about anyone wanting to know what Christianity is at its core, and that includes those who have been in church for a long time and those who haven't been in years. I will probably buy the book at some point and reread it, myself.

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